Six injured as strong winds force plane off the runway at Leonardo da Vinci airport in Rome

An ATR-72 turboprop plane belonging to Romanian carrier Carpatair, but operating in Alitalia colours, went off the runway after landing in strong winds at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport on Saturday

Six people were injured, among them a girl with a spinal injury who was transported to the Gemelli hospital by ambulance.

The plane was traveling from Pisa-Galileo Airport to Rome when the crash occurred about 3:15 p.m. EST.

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Protecting the brand: The ATR-72 turboprop plane clearly showed the Alitalia logo and colours after the crash but the plane, which was leased by the Italian carrier by Romanian carrier Carpatair, was painted soon afterwards

Evidence disguised: The small Romanian flag (above the windows) indicated that the plane was actually a Romanian aircraft. After the plane was re-painted, the flag was all that remained of the insignia

The plane was traveling from Pisa-Galileo Airport to Rome when the crash occurred

Six people were injured in the accident, two seriously, an airport official said

The airport was hit by strong winds on Saturday night, with only one runway operational.

Winds were steady at about 32 mph
with gusts up to 47 mph and there were scattered clouds at the time of
the crash, according to local reports.

About 50 people were aboard the plane, which ended up in the grass, slightly inclined and with damaged landing gear.